March 11 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2016 — At least 21 people are killed by flooding and mudslides in and around São Paulo, Brazil, following heavy rain. ↗
• 2012 — A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar. ↗
• 2011 — An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people.... ↗
• 2010 — Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile, while three earthquakes, the strongest measuring magnitude... ↗
• 2009 — Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent-graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1994 — Martin Jurtom, Estonian basketball player
• 1994 — Andrew Robertson, Scottish footballer
• 1992 — KZ Tandingan, Filipina singer and rapper
• 1991 — Kamohelo Mokotjo, South African footballer
• 1990 — Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player